The Home Business Archive
The Home Business Archive is a blog for people interested in starting a home based business, and for those looking for tips to market their online business with articles, email, forums, Web2.0, blogging and so on.
I provide information on subjects related to running a home business and links to proven legal affiliate programs that work (if you work).You will also find links to proven online marketing products that come with a 100% money back guarantee.![]()
Table of Contents
- Thinking Of Starting A Home Business?
- Great Stuff on eBay
- Are You A Home Business Person?
- Selecting The Perfect Home Based Business For You
- Recommended Reading On Amazon
- Keep On Track
- Marketing A Home Business
- My Recommendation For A Business Plan
- What Do You Think?
- Links To eBooks And Resources
- Recent Articles On The Home Business Archive
- New Twitter Follow
- Home Business Findings Around The Internet
- Reader Feedback
Thinking Of Starting A Home Business?
A few good reasons why you should...
A few good reasons why you should start a home business:
-Earning some extra money to help pay the monthly bills.
-Quitting your day job and working at home instead with a home business.
-Supplement your current income and earn perhaps more money than from your current day job.
Consider the ultimate perk of being at home with your family during the times they are available, such as after school and at meal time, while using big chunks of time for your work when all have flown the nest during the day to go to school.
If all this sounds appealing, then you simply owe it to yourself to look into the possibility of self employment.
Are You A Home Business Person?
Not everyone is cut out for it..
Many people like to think that they have the qualities needed to work at home and make money, but the reality is that most of the people are not cut out to be entrepreneurs.
You will have to decide if you have the self-discipline, the dedication and desire to work at home and can deal with all of the distractions associated with working out of the house.
You need to realize up front that your income is not going to come in the form of a paycheck on a regular basis.
There will be no one looking over your shoulder and assigning any tasks for you to get done, nor will there be anyone handing you jobs that are needed.
It is always sad to see how people get in to a new home business opportunity and then quit after a couple of weeks when they have not received huge results and a million dollars.Well, it just does not work that way.One of the most important qualities a home business owner needs to have is FOCUS.
Selecting The Perfect Home Based Business For You
The Basics
Planning your home business would be the next step.When you work at home every day a planner will help you to establish a certain routine, and determining the marketing priorities for the day will be much easier.
Then, you need to decide between the different business opportunities available. You must research and determine which home based business is best for you.
Identify what you are specifically interested in doing.
Consider whether or not you are willing to learn. Running an internet business takes constant learning but you can avoid the mistakes other marketers have made (which are successful today) by following their advice.There are a few excellent online marketing forums that you should use to learn, and ask questions.
Personally, I recommend starting your home business career with affiliate marketing. Your job would be to market a website on the internet, and the company takes care of all the shipping and handling, payments and so on.
You will be paid a commission on every sale you make.Every company have their own payment structures and schedules, so you need to learn when you get paid and will they pay you by check or electronically. (PayPal or EFT)
Depending on where you live, payment by check may be the only option.It can take several weeks before your check arrives and the bank takes a commission for cashing in your check.I recommend choosing a company that pays your commissions electronically if possible.
A good legitimate company offers full training and support that you may need to become successful, and you will never have to pay anything to get started. Working at home with affiliate marketing is a full-time job, and there is no short cut to success.
My blog, The Home Business Archive, provides help in choosing the best opportunity to earn money with, and information on how to advertise for best results, building a blog or professional looking website and so much more...
Recommended Reading On Amazon
Permission Marketing : Turning Strangers Into Friends And Friends Into Customers by Seth Godin
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Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable by Seth Godin
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The Guerrilla Marketing Handbook (Guerrilla Marketing) by Jay Conrad Levinson, Seth Godin
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Meatball Sundae: Is Your Marketing out of Sync? by Seth Godin
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ProBlogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income by Darren Rowse, Chris Garrett
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Keep On Track
Follow your business plan...
It is safe to say that 95% of all successful businesses today, have started out with a functional business plan.
Those who became successful stuck to the business plan, and others exceeded their foreseen success by tweaking the plan as time went by.
You should consider your business plan a road map.You started at the beginning point and the business plan showed the desired destination, and the route you had to take to achieve that goal.
While your will help keep you on track to hit specific goals, keep in mind that your plan is written on paper and is not carved in stone.The plan can be changed, and will change along the way.
Mistakes happen along the way in business and there will be many bumps in the road that may slow you down.
Building a successful home business is not going to happen over night, it is something that has to be built step-by-step, one link at the time.
Focus on what you need to do.Take a pen and paper to write down your goals and work every day towards that goal.
If you keep pushing, you will reach your goal.The most important thing is never give up.Only those who give up will fail.
You have to think of how to keep your self motivated ,so you can keep working towards your goal every day.
Marketing A Home Business
Marketing a site is a full-time job that needs to be done daily.Here are a few guaranteed ways to get traffic to your site, if you are willing to do the work.
Article Marketing:
Writing and submitting articles is probably one of the most effective ways to market your site.
Blogging:
Setting up a blog and using social news sites and Web2.0 tactics are the best ways to generate lots of targeted traffic quickly.
Forums:
Sign up with a few discussion forums in your own area of expertise.You will get valuable information, tips and the possibility to discuss with people about different marketing techniques.Best of all, you can advertise your opportunity with a sig-file, a small one line advertisement that is automatically added below your post.
My Recommendation For A Business Plan
Skip the scams, join a group of people who are making money from home.
The IAHBE is a place where all ready successful home business owners share their best tips and experiences.You don“t have to figure out everything your self.
You will also save a lot of money by not having to go through the usual "get-rich-quick" scams that 99% of all home business owners do before finding something that works.
Now is the best time to get started.The IAHBE simply works! I can highly recommend it because I use it daily for new tips and marketing strategies.
What Do You Think?
How Do You Market Your Home Business Online?
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John Hughes says:
I use primarily Google adwords and article marketing, but in the last dew months I have been creating blogs and web 2.0 pages like here on squidoo.
Posted May 26, 2008
Links To eBooks And Resources
- The Home Business Archive
- My blog with articles, tips and resources.
- How to become a successful internet marketer
- Steps that are necessary in order to make money online.
- Tips for generating traffic with Squidoo
- Discover tips for generating traffic to your site with Squidoo.
- PIPS: A Home Business Opportunity
- A fantastic home business opportunity.Read more about it here.
- How to plan your home business
- Planning your home business is important for success and sanity.
- Marketing a home business with Web2.0 techniques
- Tips of generating targeted traffic to your home business site using Web2.0
- Generate traffic with Hubpages
- How to generate traffic and income with Hubpages
- Looking for no fee work at home jobs
- How to find the best home business jobs that do not cost anything
Recent Articles On The Home Business Archive
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- Top 21 Article Directory List
- A list of the Top 21 article directories to submit your article to.
- 18 Amazing articles to help you work from home
- These are extremely well written, in-depth articles that could stand alone as 'special reports' or even mini ebooks in some cases!
- How to Make Money By Writing Online
- Excellent tips of how to earn a very nice income from home by writing online.
- Squidoo Tools, Resources, and Guides
- A collection of free Squidoo tools, guides, and other resources to help you build and market your Squidoo Lenses.
- How to get lost of subscribers to your blog
- An interesting blog post of how to get over 2000 subscribers to your blog in only 3 months.
Reader Feedback
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richgerman
cool actually. thanks for sharing your ideas and your knowledge with us its another new body of knowledge that stuck on my mind! 5 stars! Posted July 12, 2008 |
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williamgeitgey
Excellent lens Tom. Keep up the good work. 5 stars for sure. Posted May 28, 2008 |
| John Hughes
Another great lens. Five stars to you. Come visit my lens "The Affiliate Conspiracy" and say hello! Posted May 26, 2008 |
| AMater
Great lens! You have a lot of valuable information. Keep up the great work. 5 Stars for sure. Posted May 23, 2008 |
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mulberry
Very useful info., nicely done. Posted May 16, 2008 |






